1st Place: Mimi Liu-Leyco and Jeff Liu-Leyco won free admission to Frim Fram for a year, but also bragging rights for days and the hearts and souls of the entire NYC Swing Dance Community.

Congratulations to everyone who entered and thanks to our judges: last year's winners Shawn Hershey and Yurina Shin, Laura Jeffers and Noëlle Gray. The prelim round has never been so evenly matched. Decisions were hard but only because you were all so great. If you competed, thank you! You can see all of our finalists and the finals all-skate here. Thanks for capturing the video, Will!

You also helped us raise lots of cash dollars to donate to the Frankie Manning Foundation! We raised $602 in cash! If you couldn't make it last night but still want to donate, please go their Support page and mention Frim Fram Jam in your notes to the foundation.

Lastly, we could not do what we do without our friends at You Should Be Dancing...! Dance Center, Tammy Halaburda and Charles Hamowy, nor without Will Luong for doing way more than take your money at the door, Kephram for the best closer a dance could ever ask for, Neal Blangiardo for being the cake man and all around man about town, Merika Jones and Andre Jackson who are always there with a helping hand, and our inimitable bartender Sevans Martínez. And of course, none of this is possible without all of YOU. Thanks Frammers!

Who's psyched for the upcoming 80th anniversary of the legendary Battle of the Bands, the Savoy Ballroom's Greatest Event?

DJs Heather Flock and Ryan Swift have had the pleasure of listening (and listening...and listening) to the wonderful tunes of Benny Goodman and Chick Webb as they prepare to go head-to-head in the DJs booth at Frim Fram on May 11.

The folks at Lindy Focus XV (where Ryan also happens to be Head DJ, btw) got to enjoy all a full night of these tunes recreated live over a couple of nights last December. Jonathan Stout led an all-star orchestra for Benny Goodman and Chick Webb tribute nights. Luckily for us, it was all captured on YouTube. Why not spend the next few hours at work enjoying the recreated tunes of the two kings of swing while you get ready for Frim Fram on Thursday? Check out the videos below:

Lindy Focus XV: Chick Webb Live Stream:

Swing dancers and vintage music enthusiasts from all over the planet contributed over $20,000 this summer to fund a massive historical music project: to recreate, on sheet music, the repertoire of legendary Savoy Ballroom bandleader Chick Webb.

Lindy Focus XV: Benny Goodman Live Stream (Part 1):

This is our third year doing a Benny Goodman tribute night, and we're sure it's gonna be the best yet! Spoiler alert: you might wanna stick around for Sing, Sing, Sing parts one AND two at the end. Enjoy! www.lindyfocus.com

Lindy Focus XV: Benny Goodman Live Stream (Part 2):

This is our third year doing a Benny Goodman tribute night, and we're sure it's gonna be the best yet! Spoiler alert: you might wanna stick around for Sing, Sing, Sing parts one AND two at the end. Enjoy! www.lindyfocus.com

Did you know that 80 years ago - May 11, 1937 - history was made at the legendary Savoy Ballroom as two of swing's greatest bands met head-to-head? Benny Goodman traveled to the Home of Happy Feet and alternated sets with the house band, Chick Webb in the "music battle of the century." While some may still debate which band swung harder, at the end of the night the real winners of the Battle of the Bands were the SRO crowd of 4,000 who packed the Savoy (in addition to another 5,000 on the sidewalks outside).

Frankie and Norma were there, here's how they described that night:

Frim Fram is excited to honor this anniversary by having its two organizers and house DJs, Heather Flock (representing Benny Goodman) & Ryan Swift (representing Chick Webb & Ella Fitzgerald) go head-to-head on May 11, 2017 as the official kickoff to the final BABBLE weekend!